Community school · Birmingham

Chad Vale Primary School

4–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103332URN

Nursery Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.6 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

200 applications for 60 places · 54th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

4 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 October 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

200 applications · 60 places offered · 81 named it first

2026 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 4.3; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 4.3; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 4.0; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 4.2; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	200	3.3	81	1.35
Sep 2025	60	176	2.9	53	0.88
Sep 2024	60	225	3.8	63	1.05
Sep 2023	60	205	3.4	53	0.88
Sep 2022	61	234	3.8	76	1.25
Sep 2021	60	257	4.3	89	1.48
Sep 2020	60	228	3.8	76	1.27
Sep 2019	60	230	3.8	79	1.32
Sep 2018	57	212	3.7	63	1.11
Sep 2017	59	253	4.3	80	1.36
Sep 2016	60	241	4.0	79	1.32
Sep 2015	60	216	3.6	91	1.52
Sep 2014	60	249	4.2	99	1.65

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 82% · Maths 93% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%43rd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	12%	109	108
2023/24	70%	10%	106	108
2022/23	75%	3%	107	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Chad Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Harborne Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Peters CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

2026

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
George Dixon Primary School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Birmingham

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.7applications per place
Water Mill Primary School
2.1 km · Birmingham

2026

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Birmingham

2026

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103332 · 330/2312
Capacity: 420 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Nursery Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3JU
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources